The 16 Best Party Movies Ever Made

The 16 Best Party Movies Ever Made

With Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day within weeks of each other, March is the official month of parties and good times. To get you in the mood to celebrate, check out these famous party movies, all featuring moments we could never forget (not that we want to).

Mean Girls

A movie this fabulous naturally contains two epic high school parties. But Cady's (Lindsay Lohan) bash is where most of the memorable moments take place—as if puking all over Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett) weren't bad enough, Cady's friend Janis (Lizzy Caplan) calls her out for being just as plastic as frenemy Regina George (Rachel McAdams). Way harsh, Tai.

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10 Things I Hate About You

What's a Bogey Lowenstein? Only the guy who threw the best party ever. When antisocial Kat (Julia Stiles) finally agrees to make an appearance at a party as a favor to her sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), she realizes her sleazy ex Joey (Andrew Keegan) is the guy her sister was interested in. Awkward! Kat drinks her troubles away and proceeds to grace the party attendees with an...interesting dance to the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize."

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Superbad

The party from Superbad (also known as "when McLovin finally got some lovin") had many memorable moments, but the one we loved most involves Jonah Hill's character, Seth, drunkenly head-butting his crush Jules (Emma Stone) after confessing his feelings for her. Definitely makes for an awkward day after.

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Old School

Clueless

At a party in the Valley, Cher's (Alicia Silverstone) poor satin shoes get ruined, we all learn that Elton (Jeremy Sisto) is not very good at playing "suck and blow," Murray (Donald Faison) shaves his head, and Tai (Brittany Murphy) and Elton bond while "rolling with the homies." Overall, it was a great night (though the ride home was another story).

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Animal House

The Delta Tau Chis are the ultimate party gods. Who else could throw a toga party where Otis Day and the Knights perform "Shout!?"

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Can't Hardly Wait

Can't Hardly Wait is an entire movie full of awesome party moments, but who could forget when nerdy William (Charlie Korsmo) instantly becomes the life of the party while singing "Paradise City"?

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Sixteen Candles

When you think of Sixteen Candlesparty moments, perhaps you think of Anthony Michael Hall trapped under a glass coffee table, or Caroline (Haviland Morris) getting her hair "stuck" in a shut door that everyone's too tipsy to open. But let's not forget that Hall (whose character's name is literally "Geek") earns his limited-at-best street cred from one key pre-party exchange: Anyone got any underwear he can borrow?

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Legally Blonde

Elle (Reese Witherspoon) gets tricked into thinking she's attending a costume party and dresses up like a bunny. Oops. At least she gets the last laugh by the end of the movie.

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Anchorman

In the first film of the Ron Burgundy saga, Ron (Will Ferrell) attends a gathering where he meets the love of his life: Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). His subsequent seduction techniques are an instant classic.

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Zoolander

A party that ends in a runway walk-off judged by the one-and-only David Bowie? Where can we snag an invite?

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The Social Network

While the secret-society parties at Harvard are certainly quite exciting, the best party scene from The Social Network comes from the hilarious "Caribbean Night" fraternity party that Eduardo and Mark attend.

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Almost Famous

This party moment from one of Cameron Crowe's best movies gives us a quote we'll always remember: "I am a golden god!"

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The Great Gatsby

Gatsby? What Gatsby? Why, the man who throws the most lavish events in New York, of course! Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) gets an invite to Jay Gatsby's (Leonardo DiCaprio) house for one of the most over-the-top parties in the history of film. And, of course, fireworks go off at the precise moment Nick meets Jay.

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Titanic

Yup, that's right. Another Leonardo DiCaprio film makes our best party-movie list. After attending a stuffy dinner with Rose's (Kate Winslet) fellow first-class passengers, Jack takes her below to show her how the third-classers get down. Being the badass that she is, she's able to keep up with them every step of the way.

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21 Jump Street

Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) throw a party to infiltrate the cool kids and their drug operation—but end up getting into a fight with teens from a rival high school.